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Unit 3 Part 2 - Ch 16: Molecular Basis of Inheritance
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Origins of replication
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- Replication begins at particular sites called origins of replication - At these sites, two DNA strands are separated, opening up a replication “bubble” - A eukaryotic chromosome may have a lottttt of these origins of replication - Replication proceeds in both directions from each origin, until the entire molecule is copied [see image - note: the shape of DNA in bacteria cells is circular]
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![- Replication begins at particular sites called origins of replication
- At these sites, two DNA strands are separated, opening up a replication “bubble”
- A eukaryotic chromosome may have a lottttt of these origins of replication
- Replication proceeds in both directions from each origin, until the entire molecule is copied
[see image - note: the shape of DNA in bacteria cells is circular]](https://markdown.memory.com/eq_uploads/1200057/question_image_99ffafac-9be5-4efe-a8d0-9711b70b3e23.jpg)
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